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Motorola Backflip on AT&T: Not the Full Android Experience AT&T may have opened its arms to Android with the release of Motorola's Backflip, but it isn't exactly embracing the platform's open nature.
About Final Fantasy XIII's Linearity Issue You've probably read Square Enix's action-roleplaying game runs on rails for half its story, but is that such a bad thing?
Google Fiber Draws Another Bid Sarasota, Florida goes the extra mile, renaming City Island "Google Island" to lure the high-speed Internet project.
TV Industry Needs a Standard for 3D Glasses -- Now If this technology is going to take off, vendors need to work together on a key issue, and soon.
Analyst: PlayStation 3 to Smoke Xbox 360 and Wii The PS3 should outsell the Xbox 360 in 2010 and eventually swing past the Wii, says analytics service.
LifeLock to Pay $12 Million to Settle FTC, States' Complaint ID theft prevention company LifeLock settles a complaint brought by the U.S. FTC and 35 attorneys general.
How to Ditch Flash and Stream Video with HTML5 Big names in tech are trying to leave Adobe's Flash plug-in behind  here's how you can (mostly) forgo Adobe Flash.
Chinese Companies Plan Tablet PCs Amid Apple IPad Hype Several Chinese companies have jumped on the tablet PC bandwagon as buyers await the sale of the iPad, possibly presaging wide imitation of the Apple device.
Sony to Begin Worldwide 3D TV Launch in June Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time, it said Tuesday.
Cisco Unveils Next Internet Core Router Cisco on Tuesday introduced its next-generation Internet core router, the CRS-3, with about three times the capacity of its current platform.
Opera to Patch Browser Vulnerability Soon Opera Software will soon patch a vulnerability in its Web browser that could allow an attacker to run malicious software on a computer.
Google Docs Now Syncing with Outlook New Harmony sidebar lets you share, e-mail, download, upload, and edit your Google Docs right from your desktop using Outlook 2007.
iPad Challenges Traditional Publishing Economics The Apple iPad has forced publishers to reconsider pricing and revenue models, and created a backlash among print media publishers.
Panda Discovers Malware on HTC Magic Phone Security vendor Panda came across a new HTC Magic phone that had three malware programs already on it.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Rumors Fly Rumors and speculation are mounting that Microsoft will release Windows 7 Service Pack 1 by the end of 2010.
The Windows 7 Procrastinators Although some large shops are delaying Windows 7 implementation, observers caution not to wait too long.
Energizer Warns of Trojan in Battery Charger The USB battery recharger's software is infected; here's how to innoculate.
Microsoft Researcher Wins Turing Award This year's ACM Turning Award goes to Charles Thacker, inventor of the modern PC.
HP Flaunts Flash and AIR on Slate Tablet Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its game against Apple's iPad with the release of two videos that show Adobe Flash and AIR running on the Slate tablet.
Panasonic 3D TVs Arriving This Wednesday Panasonic will introduce its line of 3D HDTVs this week, as part of a joint promotion with Best Buy.
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